Pancakes, Anyone?

"Those who had eaten the loaves numbered five thousand" (Mark 6:44).On Dec. 7, 1937, a heavy snowstorm blanketed the area of the Blue Star Highway in western Michigan and stranded dozens of motorists on the hig...

The Blind Side: Racism

OpeningRacism is defined as "the poor treatment of or violence against people because of their race." Do you think you would enjoy being treated poorly or beaten up because of your race? Let's take a look at ho...

The Ultimate Gift: Decisions

OpeningYour life is full of decisions: when to go to bed, what to eat, whom to befriend, what to wear...These are just a few of the decisions you make regularly. Some decisions are big, and some are s...

Spiderman 3: Revenge

OpeningFormer college and pro football coach and current ESPN analyst Lou Holtz once said the following about revenge: "You'll never get ahead of anyone as long as you try to get even with him." So many times, ...

Values and Ethics of a Christian Leader

The divine moral order established by God at creation has set morality and ethics in place. There is one moral code by which we we are to live. That code is spelled out in God's Word. It is displayed in the Ten...

The Avengers: Spiritual Warfare

OpeningIn 1 Timothy 6:12, the Bible talks about fighting the good fight of faith, and in 1 John 3:8, we are told that one of the reasons for the Son of God appearing was to destroy the devil's work. These image...

Youth Culture Update: High on Fashion

The retail chain Kitson is now selling T-shirts and sweatshirts with the names of well-known, and often-abused, drugs emblazoned on the back.The drugs name-checked by the clothing line include Adderall, Xanax a...

Youth Culture Update: More News Is Good News

Think good news gets buried in an avalanche of bad? That's not so true anymore. Positive stories are being reported more often. Thanks to social media, upbeat stories are being read, forwarded, liked and tweete...